Scenic Lookout

The scenic lookout at Cania Dam is on a high point above the dam across from the Castle Mountain cliffs of the Cania Gorge National Park . You can drive to the lookout or walk from the recreational areas of Cania Dam .

At the lookout is a brick shelter from which the views to the dam wall and the mountain cliffs can be seen from. Inside there is information about the dam and its construction.

A plaque contains the names of the pioneers of the district that were laid to rest in the Cania Cemetery before the land of the town was claimed to become the dam. Below is a list of names on a plaque and another plaque dedicated to the Childs family and Edward Victor Childs who was the last owner of the land prior to resumption for the Cania Dam.

Outside there is a monument with some of the headstones recovered from the Cania Goldfield Cemetery. An odd thing with the list in the shelter is that the dates are one day after the date on the headstones, except for Eliza Williams with the date eight days before it. The dates of the headstones are included in the list with an asterisk (*).

The monument also has a plaque for Ronald Frederick Carlsen who was accidentally killed 18th September 1981, during the construction of the dam.

There are no facilities at the lookout, however, there are great facilities at the recreation area of Cania Dam  below the lookout. There is a water tank next to the shelter, but it was completely dry when we were there and not really suitable for drinking anyway.